vverb.changeadapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environmentTopic:floraplantplant life
Synset:cultivate naturalise naturalize tame
Examples:- domesticate oats
- tame the soil
Derivationally Related Form:naturalisationnaturalization
Hypernyms:accommodate adapt
Inherited Hypernyms:domesticateadaptchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changeovercome the wildness of; make docile and tractableTopic:animalanimate beingbeastbrutecreaturefauna
Synset:domesticise domesticize reclaim tame
Examples:- He tames lions for the circus
- reclaim falcons
Derivationally Related Form:tamertamabletameable
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:domesticatechange
Direct Hyponyms:breakbreak in
Full Troponyms:break in
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.changemake fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humansTopic:animalanimate beingbeastbrutecreaturefauna
Synset:tame
Examples:- The horse was domesticated a long time ago
- The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog
Hypernyms:accommodate adapt
Inherited Hypernyms:domesticateadaptchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something